Cherdakly

Cherdakly lies east of the Volga, across the river from Simbirsk, among lakes and the open land of the Trans-Volga frontier. Service Tatars led by Suleyman Yangapov established a settlement here in 1688. Its early inhabitants included Tatars and Mordvins, and service people guarded the fortified frontier against raids. Some Tatar families later moved to another village, while new settlers, including Poles and people from the Simbirsk country, took their place.